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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Houston System to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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